Chelsie Preston Crayford
| Chelsie Preston Crayford | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1987 (age 29–30) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Education |
Wellington East Girls' College Wellington High School Toi Whakaari |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Parent(s) | Gaylene Preston and Jonathan Crayford |
| Awards | Logie Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer (2012) |
Chelsie Florence Preston Crayford (born 1987) is a New Zealand actress.
Preston Crayford was born in Wellington to film maker Gaylene Preston and musician Jonathan Crayford. Apart from appearing in a water safety commercial at the age of four, her acting debut was at the age of 13 in the New Zealand-made TV series A Twist in the Tale starring William Shatner. Several years later, her performance in a stage production was praised by Ian McKellen, encouraging her to pursue an acting career and enrol in the Toi Whakaari national drama school from 2006 to 2008.[1]
Preston Crayford played a guest role in the soap opera Shortland Street in 2003, and made her feature film debut in the comedy Eagle vs Shark in 2007. In 2009, she played a major role in the TV series The Cult. In 2011, she played brothel madam Tilly Devine in the Australian crime drama Underbelly: Razor, a role for which she won the Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer at the 2012 Logie Awards.[2]
Since then she has appeared in an ABC TV adaptation of The Mystery of a Hansom Cab, in Hope and Wire (a mini-series produced by her mother about the 2010 Canterbury earthquake), and as government communications advisor Sophie Walsh in the Australian techno-thriller The Code.[3]
References
- ↑ "Rising star prepares for disaster". The Dominion Post. 29 July 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ↑ "Chelsie Preston Crayford wins Logie Award". 3 News. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ↑ Dixon, Greg (15 March 2014). "Chelsie Preston Crayford: Act natural". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 22 October 2014.